Wind, rain, snow, and lots of birds

First up, a ton of wind and rain. It made momma bear and baby bear tip over, and exposed the piece of wood. 

That was a day, yesterday. I sat on me arse, clapping with glee, watching the police round up and move truckers and protestors from the Ottawa anarchy. Yes, we'd had 20 cm overnight, but I was riveted and cheering for all the Ottawa residents affected by this insanity. Over 100 arrested, including ringleaders, 21 vehicles seized, and many streets cleared. Only one accidental injury, despite scuffles. There were police from as far away as Vancouver, as well as municipal services from all across Ontario and Quebec.

I decided bird watching was the thing to do, whilst I monitored the action in Ottawa. The birds were busy. It is snowing, again, and they seem to know. There was a flurry of feathers.

Not just birds, but dratted red squirrel (DRS) provided some entertainment. It kept popping up, like a Whack-a-mole game. Cinnamon was fascinated. It'd run up the tree, eat some of its scrounged food, then run under the snow in its lovely safe tunnels.

The cats were exhausted, snuggling in the same bed. The snow had flown onto the front deck, Cinnamon lasted about 20 seconds out front. By the time I went out to shovel, some had melted in the sunshine. 

Finally, when I saw the sunshine, and felt the need to work on it, out I went. The first run was interesting. The ground was warm from the rain, and some of the snow melted, with heavy, slushy snow at the end of the driveway. 

It was very pretty. 

I was happy to get back indoors and put up my feet as the sun did its best. 

For more critters, visit Eileen's Saturday's Critters #427!